Influenza vaccination and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease among Taiwanese elders-A propensity score-matched follow-up study.

The present study aimed to evaluate the association between influenza vaccination and the secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among elderly persons. This retrospective cohort study used the Geriatric Dataset of Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database (2000-2013). P...

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Main Authors: Hao-Hsin Wu, Yea-Yuan Chang, Shu-Chen Kuo, Yung-Tai Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219172